Paper Mario just got a native PC port, no emulator required
By requiring users to provide their own ROM, Paper Mario ReCut follows the legal playbook that's kept similar fan projects alive
Ultima Underworld returns as a fan-made Unity remake after 10 years of work
The 1992 game that inspired Wolfenstein, Elder Scrolls, and Half-Life just got a modern remake
This startup has raised $12 million to make liquid-metal circuit boards rewritable
Itera's electrowetting platform redraws circuits to eliminate repeated fabrication and assembly cycles
Microsoft Office is down to $29 for a lifetime license
TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without paying for any monthly subscriptions, Office 2021 is now available for just $29. All the essentials you need for work or personal projects at 80% off the regular price.
Valve's Steam Machine may cost more than today's Steam Deck OLED
The Steam Machine could land near $1,000 if rising RAM and SSD prices keep squeezing Valve
Rumor mill: It's the most debated question in the gaming community right now: how much is Valve going to charge for the Steam Machine when it finally arrives? The answer, according to a reliable leaker, is probably a lot more than you'd think.
The quiet reinvention of search in the age of AI
How APIs and developer tools are quietly reshaping the way search works
Philips and AOC join the 1,000 Hz monitor race with new 1080p models
Meet the AOC Agon AGP257FT and Philips Evnia 25M4P5200T
MSI celebrates 40th anniversary with dragon-themed Titan laptop and MEG Ace motherboard
Dragons, constellations, RTX 50 graphics, and AM5 hardware
Elizabeth Warren wants to tax AI data centers as power bills climb
The senator wants AI's biggest winners to cover the energy costs ordinary Americans are absorbing
Tech executives are suffering from "AI psychosis," says Box CEO
Your CEO is vibe-coding prototypes and calling it an AI strategy
TL;DR: A growing backlash against the forced adoption of AI is building across the industry, but enterprise executives remain as bullish as ever on the LLM-driven future. According to at least one prominent tech leader, that enthusiasm may signal how out of touch those at the top have become.
Microsoft is rolling out its Windows 11 CPU-boosting update – here's how to enable it
The update can make Windows 11 feel more responsive by briefly pushing CPU clocks higher
The Nvidia App Settings You Should Actually Be Using
The Nvidia App has evolved far beyond basic driver updates. From monitor tweaks, to DLSS overrides and recording tools, these are the settings PC gamers should actually be using.
Steam Deck OLED is back in stock with a $300 price hike
512GB model now $789, 1TB jumps to $949
The Netherlands just blocked a US company from buying the app Dutch citizens use for everything
Europe is building walls around its digital infrastructure
Gigabyte bundles 1 gram of pure gold with every RTX 5090 Infinity to celebrate 40th anniversary
Offer limited only to Taiwanese residents
Taiwan just busted an alleged Nvidia GPU smuggling ring using Japan as a cover
Taiwan investigators are examining whether AI servers were quietly rerouted to China through a key US ally
This startup wants to destroy cancer tumors using ultrasound instead of surgery
The FDA-approved treatment uses focused sound waves to mechanically break down tumors
TCL is selling a 300Hz 1080p gaming monitor for $88
TCL's latest costs less than most gaming mice
Spotify CEO defends AI music, promises musicians will be adequately compensated
"Legal and controlled AI music is better than pirated AI music"
Ferrari bet its legacy on an EV designed by Jony Ive. The backlash wiped out $5 billion in a day.
Ferrari wanted its EV to be provocative. Mission accomplished.
A hot potato: Ferrari's long-awaited move into fully electric vehicles landed with an immediate financial jolt. Shares in the company dropped about 8% after the debut of the Luce, wiping out more than $5 billion in market value and signaling investor unease with both the design and the broader strategy. The reaction didn't stop with investors. Within hours of the unveiling, criticism spread across social media, owner forums, and even into Italian politics.
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MEMORY CRISIS
Smartphone shipments face worst decline ever
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IN THE US
Micron just made the most advanced DRAM ever, and it's not for your PC
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IN 2027
The Witcher 3 is getting a third expansion, minimum specs are increasing
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CAR TECH
Tesla's Cybercab just became the most efficient EV ever built
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TECH CULTURE
Pope Leo says humanity needs to "disarm" AI before it's too late
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HACKING
This $82 USB cable hides a Wi-Fi microcontroller inside
Apple's M5 MacBook Air drops to $899 in latest deal
Apple's latest MacBook Air is down to $899, matching one of the lowest prices seen so far for the ultraportable. The base config includes 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, and a 13.6" Liquid Retina display, while the M5 chip adds improved AI and productivity performance in Apple's fanless thin-and-light design.
DuckDuckGo's app is growing in popularity after Google turned search into AI
"People just want a choice."
Smartphone shipments face worst decline ever: memory crisis and US-Iran war hit market
"For consumers, it means the era of ultra-cheap smartphones is over"
Samsung averts strike with $340,000 bonuses for semiconductor workers
A last-minute labor deal stopped a strike at the world's largest memory chipmaker
Most Americans want digital shelf labels and surveillance pricing banned
Consumers fear retailers will use the technology to raise prices faster and more often
Inside the data center boom that's consuming Chile's last water
Data centers are diverting water from capital region in Chile's worst drought in 1,000 years
A hot potato: Anti-data center sentiment has intensified in the US since the AI boom began around 2022. However, the US is far from the only country in which data centers, built for AI and other technologies, negatively impact power and water supplies. In Chile, they are one of several factors driving a historic water crisis.
The Witcher 3 is getting a third expansion in 2027, but minimum specs are increasing
Windows 11 and an SSD are now requirements
Motorola Razr phones are secretly hijacking Amazon launches with affiliate redirects
Network logs reveal Motorola's Smart Feed app silently rerouting through third-party ad-tech domains
Sam Altman is "delighted" his AI jobs apocalypse prediction was wrong
Was it?
A hot potato: OpenAI boss Sam Altman says he is delighted that the AI-caused jobs apocalypse he predicted has not come to pass – news that's unlikely to reassure anyone who's lost their job because of AI. It appears that the CEO's taking the view that although things are pretty bad, they're really not as bad as he expected.
Nvidia Vera CPU impresses in early Nvidia-sanctioned benchmarks
Controlled tests show strong results against Intel Xeon and AMD Epyc
SK Hynix is embedding cooling into HBM memory to stop AI chips from overheating
New iHBM with cooling structures is said to cut thermal resistance by over 30%
Nvidia retires the classic GeForce Control Panel after 20 years
Nvidia has retired its long-running Control Panel software for GeForce users, ending more than two decades of one of PC gaming's most recognizable utilities. Future Game Ready and Studio driver updates will now focus entirely on the newer Nvidia App, which combines driver and graphics settings, recording tools, and game optimizations into a single interface.
Pope Leo XIV says humanity needs to disarm AI before it's too late
The pope, an Anthropic co-founder, and a warning about what's happening inside AI models nobody fully understands
Micron just made the most advanced DRAM ever produced in the US, and it's not for your PC
The 1-alpha node brings advanced DDR4 production to Virginia fab
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